Tag Archives: NJDEP

Thirty years ago, a quick-moving nor’easter hammered the Jersey Shore, causing significant bayside flooding and severe beach erosion in some areas, according to a FEMA manual. Will a similar or perhaps even worse event unfold on Tuesday? Forecasters expect … Continue reading →

The latest federal maps show conflicting information on how dry it is in the Garden State. But reservoir levels in northeastern New Jersey are a bit below normal for this time of year and all counties expect Ocean have had … Continue reading →

An estimated 40 million pounds of electronic waste – unwanted TVs, computers and monitors – was recycled in New Jersey last year, according to the state. That’s five times more than the approximately 8 million pounds of e-waste collected for … Continue reading →

With no end in sight for New Jersey’s drought, the state Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a public hearing on “the developing water supply conditions” next week. The hearing is to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. … Continue reading →

Radioactive tritium from leaks at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in Lacey has now contaminated two aquifers and the tritium is making its way into the plant’s intake and discharge canal, according to a state letter. The … Continue reading →

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Todd B. BatesTodd covers the environment and severe weather for the Asbury Park Press, which he joined on Earth Day in 1985. He's covered myriad environmental, energy, health, weather and scientific issues since 1980. He's taken graduate-level courses in environmental health, environmental risk assessment and public health. Todd, a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service, is a member of the Investigations Team. Follow him at www.Twitter/ToddBBatesAPP, www.Facebook.com/ToddBBates, http://instagram.com/toddbbatesapp, www.toddbbatesapp.tumblr.com, or Google+ https://plus.google.com/+ToddBBates/E-mail Todd